Dragged after 57 minutes due to injury, but still comfortably did enough to earn back-to-back jumpers: one try, one linebreak and 83 running metres; what more do you want? Clearly has the front-running for the Wallabies jumper on this season's form.

The All Blacks star produced his best game of the season, damaging the Highlanders at every turn either with ball in hand or in defence. Made 13 runs for 85 metres and two linebreaks, and he was at the heart of everything good in yellow.

Produced another masterclass at the breakdown against the Sharks, and rampaged in the loose for 73 metres from 11 runs, to show why Robbie Deans and the Australian Rugby Union must move heaven and earth to get him involved against the British & Irish Lions.

The eldest of the Whitelock brothers produced a masterful performance against the Bulls, making 99 metres from 16 runs and impressing with his strength when he reefed the ball from rag-tagged Wynand Olivier to lay the foundation for another try.